Hack GPON – how to access, change and edit fibre ONTs

This can be a good stopgap, but the solution is to lobby for a law that mandates free ONT/modem/router choice.

We have such legislation in NL and the ISP is required to make it possible to use your own equipment.

Coincidentally, I had my ISP register my Fritz!Box Fiber 5590 as my ONT yesterday, so I have it directly hooked up to XGS-PON with their SFP+ module (no more Genexis ONT \o/).

Why? Is there an advantage to using your own ONT? Is it just a personal freedom thing or are there features you can unlock?

I'm not on PON, but on DOCSIS cable, the advantage to using my own modem is:

1. When it breaks, I don't have to wait for weeks for the cable company to send someone to replace it. I just keep a spare on my shelf and can be back up in minutes.

2. Cost: buying my own pays for itself in 6 months.

3. Disintegration: This is more recent, but I've heard from neighbors that the cable company lately doesn't want to rent a modem, only an integrated WAP/router/modem.

Does your ISP require you to register the MAC address of the HFC interface of your spare modem?